Diagnosis and Treatment ofAspergillus flavusSternal Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery | Zendy

Stefaan J. Vandecasteele | Zendy; Johan R. Boelaert | Zendy; Paul Verrelst | Zendy; Eric Graulus | Zendy; B. Gordts | Zendy

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Diagnosis and Treatment ofAspergillus flavusSternal Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery

Author(s) -

Stefaan J. Vandecasteele,

Johan R. Boelaert,

Paul Verrelst,

Eric Graulus,

B. Gordts

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/342699

Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinitis , fulminant , aspergillus flavus , surgery , cardiac surgery , aspergillus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

We report the clinical data for 9 patients affected during an outbreak of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. In 7 patients, the infection had a locally invasive character, with 3 of these patients having multiple relapses; 2 patients had fulminant mediastinitis and died. Most patients received combined surgical and medical treatment.

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